LBB: Budget Kills 335,000 Jobs

GOP lawmakers ignore their own experts by pushing for cuts

"...It's official: House Bill 1, the draft state budget for the next two years, will kill almost 150,000..."

March 25, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Budget: Manufacturing a Bogeyman

"...more thankless task in Texas than building the state budget ... you can keep it. Last session, in the..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...day of the session, Tuesday, January 8. The State Budget and Taxes..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Budget: Artificial Limits

Despite economic boom, Lege looks to restrict spending

"...two chambers of the Legislature draft their own state budgets, but the houses alternate which name goes on the..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Budget Budges Forth

Legislators attempt to rein in governor's spending habits

"...must do in a session is pass the state budget. The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1, its..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Line-Item Veto vs. State Budget

How much money did Perry really save?

"...Before signing Senate Bill 1 – the state budget for the 2010-11 biennium – Gov. Rick Perry used..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget Imbalance, Yet Again

House and Senate spending proposals yet more slice and dice

"...Senate have their work cut out: Putting together new budgets when infrastructure and institutions are crumbling, and the far..."

Jan. 16, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Budget Cuts, Name Changes at AISD

Union urges wait-and-see stance on funding at board meeting

"...The Austin ISD Board of Trustees met Monday night for the first time..."

Dec. 21, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts

The Lege takes on guns, Islamophobia, and sets the draft budget

"...the Mathews Elementary library, AISD's administration laid out its legislative priorities to the media. Predictably, it all came back..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...office is advocating], and you also look at the Legislative Appropriations Requests that were filed by the Texas Education..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Hospital District Births a Budget

Size of salaries, reserves still at issue in spending plan

"...The Travis Co. Hospital District Board of Managers' crash course in budget-making moved into the..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Legislative Session Just for Dan Patrick

How much can go wrong in 30 days?

"...And even as a first-term lawmaker, Hino­josa knows what legislative veterans hold as Lege gospel: "30 days isn't enough..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege: Budget Rollout

The budget battle begins at the Capitol

"...veteran rep is serving his first term leading the budget charge, making the affable elfin Republican from the Panhandle..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Point Austin: Board Games

The AISD trustees play superintendent poker – by uneven rules

"...anybody at all signs up to be a school board member. It's not only an unpaid and largely thankless..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Column by Michael King

AISD and ACC Board of Trustees

Trustee elections can mean uncontested drifts or bare-knuckle throwdowns

"...Independent School District Board of Trustees..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Session Dealt Blow to AISD Budget

AISD grapples with impact of this session's bills on its financial future

"...After the legislative session, the district's finance department calculated AISD would receive..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gomez to Lead Cap Metro Board

Travis County commissioner moves to top board seat at transportation agency

"...Margaret Gomez was elected chair of the Capital Metro Board on Monday. She is a Travis Co. commissioner representing..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

ACC: Four for the Board

"...The Austin Community College board of trustees election will show four seats on the..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...unstoppable wave of conservative legislation, and Republicans face a budget that will not cover line items born of political..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Capitol Craziness

April Fools' can't compete with this year's legislative follies

"...anything approaching the spectacle of our governor and his legislative allies doing their absolute best to throw the state..."

April 1, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Buying Time

The federal stimulus money rides to the state's rescue – until the next session

"...has only one required task: to pass a state budget. Lawmakers plan to have the final version of the..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Billion Down

Gov. Perry cuts $1.2 billion from his "balanced" budget

"...What's more depressing? That, after bailing the current budget out with federal stimulus dollars, the Republican leadership of..."

May 18, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Poverty Knocks

Texas' financial black hole widens

"...the Texas environment, more stunningly awful news about the budget: They and Speaker Joe Straus want agencies to cut..."

May 29, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Agencies Asked for Savings

Speaker, Lt. Gov. looking to cut 2.5% from current general revenue budget

"...all state agencies to find cuts from their current budgets so the state can slice 2.5% from General Revenue..."

Feb. 2, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Written in Blood

Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget

"...Two weeks ago, I wrote that the draft state budget wrapped up in House Bill 1 was an economic..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

How Much Will Texas Spend?

The Legislature's conference committee spending proposals

"...It's arguably best that the joint House and Senate Budget Conference Committee does most of its work behind closed..."

May 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...To get back on SACS' good side, the ACC board first had to correct a pattern of personal "meddling"..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Despite the Rick-overy, the state tells its agencies to do more with less

"...national economy. But you wouldn't know that from the budget instructions for 2006-2007 that the governor and the Legislative..."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Poverty Knocks at Texas' Door

State's top guns order more cuts

"...awful news arrived last week about the upcoming state budget: Perry, Dewhurst, and House Speaker Joe Straus want agencies..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle: Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing

The state budget proposals are walking on moonshine.

"...Of the various budget proposals floating around the Capitol, my favorite thus far..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Column by Michael King

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